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We need to talk about Madonna’s face

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You’ll forgive Madonna for taking a few days to respond to the concern over her latest facelift. After all, the singer was transmitting the message all the way from Mars with the rest of the shiny-faced extra-terrestrials.

While presenting the best pop duo award to Sam Smith and Kim Petras for their hit ‘Unholy’, Madonna took to the Grammys stage in what can only be described as Jigsaw cosplay, with alarmingly puffy, stretched-out skin that looked as if it could fling off at any moment.

When people online showed concern and sadness for what is clearly the 64-year-old’s desperate attempt to cling to her youth, she claimed that she was the victim of ‘ageism and misogyny.’ The singer wrote in a post on Instagram that she was living in ‘a world that refuses to celebrate women past the age of 45 and feels the need to punish her if she continues to be strong willed, hard-working and adventurous,’ blaming her appearance on a long-lens camera that would ‘distort anyone’s face.’

She went on to claim that throughout her career, she has been unapologetic for her ‘creative choices’ and the way she looks and dresses.

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